Thursday, July 7th, 2016 7:05PM CST
On Thursday, July 8, 2016, the Minnesota Twins, currently in last place, secured another victory against the American League-leading Texas Rangers. Key performances included Max Kepler driving in three runs and Tyler Duffey matching his career high with nine strikeouts.
Date: Thursday, July 7th, 2016
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Choctaw Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Attendance: 43,934
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TEX |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MIN |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |

Triples: Odor (2, Tonkin)
Runs Batted In: Andrus (38)
Ground Into Double Play: Profar
Team Left On Base: 8
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-11 (Fielder 0-1, Profar 0-2, Chirinos 0-3, Andrus 1-1, Odor 0-1, Mazara 0-1, Choo 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Chirinos 1; Odor 1; Choo 3

Hit By Pitch: Beltré (By Duffey); Fielder (By Duffey)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Gonzalez 17-28; Ramos 7-10; Tolleson 6-10; Hoying 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Gonzalez 23-8-27-17; Ramos 6-4-10-7; Tolleson 6-3-3-9; Hoying 2-0-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Gonzalez 1-8; Ramos 2-4; Tolleson 0-2; Hoying 1-2
Game Scores: C Gonzalez 30

Doubles: Núñez (15, Gonzalez)
Home Runs: Suzuki (5, 2nd inning off Gonzalez 0 on, 0 Out); Kepler (7, 8th inning off Tolleson 1 on, 1 Out); Vargas (2, 9th inning off Hoying 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: Kepler 3 (29), Grossman (20), Suzuki 2 (29), Dozier (42), Buxton (12), Núñez (37), Vargas (3)
2-out Runs Batted In: Grossman, Dozier, Vargas
Sacrifice Flies: Kepler
Team Left On Base: 15
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 6-16 (Buxton 1-1, Núñez 1-1, Kepler 0-2, Rosario 0-1, Mauer 1-4, Sanó 0-3, Grossman 1-2, Dozier 1-1, Suzuki 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kepler 1; Rosario 1; Mauer 2; Sanó 1; Grossman 2

Wild Pitches: Duffey
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Duffey 15-25; Pressly 1-3; May 1-3; Tonkin 3-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Duffey 23-12-21-10; Pressly 2-1-2-3; May 2-2-1-2; Tonkin 1-4-6-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Duffey 6-3; Pressly 1-2; May 0-2; Tonkin 1-1
Game Scores: T Duffey 73

Double Plays: 1 (Núñez-Dozier-Mauer)
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